Ron DeSantis offers ‘asylum’ to holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial

Ron DeSantis, Florida’s governor, has offered the unidentified holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial “asylum” in the state if he comes under harassment after reports that he once faced a criminal charge for alleged domestic violence and is under an active restraining order.

DeSantis accused the media of launching a smear campaign against the juror. “If the juror is being harassed, Florida will provide asylum – I’m sure he’d be welcomed and appreciated,” DeSantis wrote on social media.

NBC10 Boston reported on Friday that the juror was charged in 2021 for allegedly assaulting his then wife after his 13-year-old nephew told